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This volume is the proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 118 on
"Instrumentation. and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes,"
where small telescopes were defined as those ground-based
instruments with apertures less than 1.5m. The scientific goal of
the symposium was to emphasise research programmes which were more
suited to smaller tele scopes, on which frequent regular
observations can be made. A wide variety of topics on
instrumentation, photometry, spectroscopy and polarimetry of
objects in the solar system to extragalactic systems were
discussed. Each of the four scientific days of the symposium
comprised a number of invited review papers, contributed oral
papers and discussion sessions devoted purely to the large number (
4) of poster papers. An introductory paper on the research
potential of small telescopes sets the scene for the symposium. The
proceedings have then been divided into three sections. Section I:
Telescopes and instrumentation; Section II: Photometric research
programmes; Section III: Spectroscopic research programmes. The
diversity of topics within each of these sections indicated the
extent to which small telescopes have (and can) contribute greatly
to astronomical research. Dr J.A. Graham's summary of the
symposium, which illustrates the opportunities available with small
telescopes, concludes these proceedings. As in all symposia, the
importance of the discussion following each paper was realised. The
discussion was recorded on tape (and wherever possible on questions
and answer sheets), transcribed and then edited."
Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness
and colours of stars and other celestial objects. It is a technique
at the very heart of modern astrophysics. This authoritative volume
traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical
photometry - from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel
in the 1780s, through to the birth of photometry with
charge-coupled devices in the 1970s. In this intriguing survey, we
see how the advent of new technology has revolutionized the science
of photometry at each stage of its development, and what dramatic
advances have been achieved, despite several major disasters -
especially in the practice of photographic photometry. This book
also clearly illustrates the critical relationship between the
development of a science and the technology it uses. This volume
provides professional astronomers with a valuable guide to the
background and development of this fundamental technique. It will
also be of great interest to amateur astronomers and historians of
the physical sciences.
Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness
and colours of stars and other celestial objects. It is a technique
at the very heart of modern astrophysics. This authoritative volume
traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical
photometry - from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel
in the 1780s, through to the birth of photometry with
charge-coupled devices in the 1970s. In this intriguing survey, we
see how the advent of new technology has revolutionized the science
of photometry at each stage of its development, and what dramatic
advances have been achieved, despite several major disasters -
especially in the practice of photographic photometry. This book
also clearly illustrates the critical relationship between the
development of a science and the technology it uses. This volume
provides professional astronomers with a valuable guide to the
background and development of this fundamental technique. It will
also be of great interest to amateur astronomers and historians of
the physical sciences.
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